Cooking device.



PATENTED AUG. 22, 1905.

S. R. BROOKS.

COOKING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. ze. 1905.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. zo, 1905.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1905.

Application filed March 29, 1905. Serial No. 252,736.

To all Loh/071@ it may concern/r Be it known that I, SIDNEY RonennsBnooiis, a citizen of the United States, residing at Allegany, in thecounty of Cattaraugus and State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Cooking Devices; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description oi' the same,reference being had to the anneXed drawings, making' a part of thisspeci-I fication, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The present invention has tor its purpose to materially improve inconstruction the devices heretofore used for the purpose oi cookinglarge quantities of cakes and other edibles by submerging the same inboiling or hot lard or other greasy mattei', the edibles being containedupon a plurality ot shelves or trays which are sulnnergcd in a suitablereceptacle containing the cooking medium, whereby the edibles are cookeduniformly.

The invention consists in a cooking device constructed substantially asshown in the drawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective view of a cooking deviceconstructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a sectionalelevation thereof; Fig. 3, a detail perspective view of the upper one ofthe trays; Fig. 4, a similar View of the lower one of the trays; Fig. 5,a detail view showing a modication of the wire bail.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents a suitable vessel which is tocontain boiling or hot lard or other greasy or oily matter and isprovided at its bottom with an outerextending circumferentialsupporting-flange e, upon which rests and is supported the bottomlesscasing B, and between the walls of the vessel and casing may be placed alayer or packing of asbestos c or any other wellknown non-conductor ofheat, whereby the vessel is protected from contact with cold air, thuspreventing the too rapid cooling of the grease used as a cooking'medium.

The vessel A extends above the easing B and is provided with suitablehandles 'for the purpose of lifting the complete device when required.

A central upright post C is provided to form a center brace and guideYfor a plurality oi' trays D, E, F, and Gr, although any number of traysmay bc used as found desirable, as ll do not wish to be understood aslimiting my invention to any particular Yform of tray, as the trays maybe constructed ot' wire cloth or netting similar to the tray D or madeet perforated sheet metal similar to the trays below it. f

The tray G- is rigidly secured to the lower end ofthe upright post C bymeans of a disk (Z, to which said tray is riveted or otherwise secured,the disk being lirmly attached to the end oi' the post.

The tray D, which may be constructed oli wire-netting, as shown, isprovided with a bail H and engages the bifurcated end c ol the post C,and said tray is held at any height by means of a pin or key f, engagingholes g] in the bit'urcated end of the post.

The lower one of the trays as indicated at G is provided with a suitablenumber of adjustable supports I and the tray F with adinstable supportsJ. These adjustable supports may be oi' any suitable construction, thesupports I being held in their adjusted position by jam-nuts /z/ and thesupports .I by' jam-nuts e', said nuts engaging screw-threads upon thesupports, or any means may be employed to connect them.

The construction above described whereby the supports may be adjustableenables the spaces between the trays to be increased or diminished inheight, as circumstances require. The upper one of the trays, asindicated at D, is rendered adjustable by means of the bail llI andmeans for adjustably connecting it with the bifurcated end of the post,while the tray E does not require any supports connected thereto, as thespace between it and the tray above it is adjusted by thesuspension-bail adjustably connected to the biturcated post. The entirenumber of the trays above the lower one is centered by the post C, whichpasses through the same, which is considered a decided advantage in theconstruction oi? this class ot' cooking devices, and although I haveshown and described certain Afeatures of,

construction of the cooking device it is evident that many chang'es andmodilications oli the device without in any manner departing `from theessential Vfeatures ol the 'invcntiorb' and any such changes ormodifications may be made as would come within ordinary judgment ot themechanic.

Se 'far as the construction ol the trays, the central post, the vessel,and casing are conn eerned the supports for the trays may beheld, inplace by any means-such as rivets, screws, or solder-or otherwiseconnected, and the bail may be constructed of twisted wire with a loopy' to encircle the central post, and thereby dispense with thebifurcation.

Having now fully described my invention, What I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is#

l. A cooking device comprising a suitable vessel for containing thecooking medium, a central supporting-post having a tray rigidlyconnected thereto, a plurality of removable trays encircling the post,the upper one of which is provided with a suitable bail to engage thepost, and suitable means for adjustably holding the bail suspendedtherefrom, substantially as and Jfor the purpose set forth.

2. A cooking device comprising a suitable Vessel for containing thecooking medium and Vhaving a circumferential outwardly-extending centralsupporting-post having rigidly connected to its lower end a suitabletray, a plurality of removable trays engaging the post and adjustablewith relation to each other, the upper one of the trays -having asuitablyformed bail to engage the post and means for holding the bailadjustable upon the post, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

4.' A cooking device comprising a suitable vessel for containing thecooking medium and provided with a supporting-liange at its base, abottomless casing supported by said flange and a non-heat-conductingmaterial interposed between the vessel and casing, a centralsupporting-post, a plurality of trays adjustable with relation to eachother, the upper one of said trays having a bail adapted to engage thepost and means for holding' thel bail in its adjusted position thereon,substantially as and SIDNEXIODGERS BROOKS.

Witnesses:

CLAIR s. MCGAVRN, Y JOHN L. SCHMIDT. s

